GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Uich. 
The Hoeing Brigade on the R. M. Kellogg Co. Farms 
THIS scene represents our hocmen, who diligently work ten hours each day from the time plants are set until October 
1st. Not a weed or spear of grass is allowed to grow among our Thoroughbreds. Sharp pointed hoes are used, which 
aid in loosening the soil immediately around the mother plant and around the runner plants. Soil is drawn with the 
hoe over the runner cords just back of the young plant, which encourages a large number of strong roots to start 
directly from the crown of the young plant. It also aids the young plant to take root quickly, so that it may become 
self-supporting. This keeps the mother plants strong and vigorous, which in turn insures strong, vigorous runner 
plants. Did you ever see a hundred acres of strawberry plants, with rows a mile long, without a spear of grass or a 
sign of a weed? If you didn't, come to Three Rivers in the growing season and let us show you. The portrait shown 
at the top of illustration is that of David Evans, foreman of the hoeing brigade. 
face. But no matter what the texture of the 
soil, there must be no clods. The finer it is 
pulverized the more sure will be victory. 
Marking for the Rows. — For this work use 
a light tool of some kind — something that will 
make a shallow mark, or merely an indentation 
in the soil, not a furrow. (See illustrations on 
page 31). If horse cultivators are to be used, 
make rows 42 inches apart and set plants 28 
inches apart in the row. Make rows straight 
in both directions and cultivate both ways un- 
til runners are well started. If hill system 
is to be followed, make rows 30 inches 
apart and set plants 12 inches apart in 
the row. If plants are set for home use, 
or for hand cultivation, and ground is limited, 
put plants in checks 24 inches apart each way. 
Cultivate both ways until runners are ready 
to layer ; then place runners in direction you 
wish to have your rows run. Where plants 
are grown so close, they must be grown in 
either single or double-hedge rows. If ground 
is very limited in area, use hill system and put 
plants 15 inches apart each way, leaving a 
o-foot path every three rows for the pick- 
ers to walk in. This will make a path every 
three rows so that the berries may be picked 
without trampling the vines. 
Mating or PoUenizing. — Pistillate (female) 
varieties never should be set without bisexuals 
(male) varieties being set alongside of the fe- 
males. If some pistillate is your favorite, and 
you wish to make it your leader, set one row 
of bisexuals of earlier season than the pistil- 
late ; then three rows of the pistillate ; next, 
one row of bisexuals of later season than the 
pistillate. In other words, place three rows of 
pistillates betvv'een two rows of bisexuals of 
different seasons. 
(See illustration on 
page 37.) 
Pruning and Set- 
ting. — Before set- 
ting the plants, cut 
the roots back, leav- 
ing them from four 
to five inches long 
(see Figure 1) in 
the case of dormant Fieure i 
We shall be glad to have each customer say when sending in his order just the date he would like to have his plant! 
go forward. 
